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Been Troubleshooting for 2 weeks. Please Help!
Hello,
I will start off by saying i have self taught myself everything i know on my PC, so i am a novice user. How-ever when i do have PC issues i am patient at searching for help and diligently try to fix whatever issue i am having. This time though, i think i have messed things up beyond figuring out by myself. I have been trouble-shooting for the past 2 weeks and i am beginning to think everything i have done has made BOTH OF MY HOME COMPUTERS WORSE AND WORSE.
I think i have tried so many things i know longer know what i have tried. It also seems like since i am not that computer smart i am on the PC for hours and hours searching for answers, and sometimes my time does not allow me ENTIRE DAYS to troubleshoot. Then i end up forgetting where i left off when i return at a later time.
What caused my initial problem is i have/had a network between my two home computers. The network is set up from my desktop PC which is Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit and it is networked to my laptop which is Windows 7 64bit.
For some stupid reason i used windows easy file transfer to move files from windows vista to windows 7 (laptop). Since then NOTHING HAS SEEMED THE SAME ON EITHER SYSTEM. I have ran registry editors, computer management tools, did system restores, etc etc etc to try and get both PC'S back to previous settings. Now i am afraid i have changed too many settings that i should not have.
Can anyone help me? I also feel as if my user profile settings are wrong as somewhere along this 2 weeks of troubleshooting i have tried to change USER OBJECTS AND SERVICES..I used to go to both machines and did not have to log in through user accounts on either machine as i am the ONLY USER of my pc's. I used ONE USER ACCOUNT but now i have 2 or 3 user accounts set up on both machines which was ANOTHER SOLUTION I TRIED to fix the PREVIOUS PROBLEM of transferring files from Vista to Windows 7. Then i could not delete the user accounts that i added on my vista to get back to using my ONE ACCOUNT..I am sorry, i could go on and on...i have basically tried to do too much troubleshooting and changed way to many settings to even remember all i have done now.
I know nothing about registry keys and i was even lead to them through all my troubleshooting. I also notice on Windows Vista i have no restore points to even try a system restore. Can anyone look at my system settings somehow by me sending a copy OF WHATEVER IT TAKES and tell me how messed up my DESKTOP AND LAPTOP ARE? I am so frustrated! I cannot seem to get away from troubleshooting to do anything i enjoy doing on my pc. For instance i have 853 emails now, as i dont do anything but troubleshoot. I guess i am one of these people who does not give up, and i like my pc running as smoothly as possible. As i said i am the only user and i am picky about keeping my pc set up too suit me.
Thanks so much, i hope its not a lost cause.